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resources HEALTHCARE & LOCAL RESOURCES 70   T his section provides an overview of healthcare services, local organizations and service agencies that are here for Flagler County residents. For immediate community service information, call the United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties by dialing 2-1-1. MEDICA L A ND HE A LTH SERV ICES A wide range of medical services, clinics, physicians and treatment facilities can be found in Flagler County including general practice, eye and ear specialists, elder care, physical therapy, pediatrics and pulmonology. The closest hospital for the Palm Coast area and the only full service-hospital in Flagler County is AdventHealth Palm Coast. A list of Chamber member physicians and medical professionals can be found on pages 72-76 or by visiting www. business.flagler chamber.org/list. A DV ENTHE A LTH PA L M COAS T AdventHealth Palm Coast is part of AdventHealth, a national health care system with more than 40 hospital campuses in the US. The Flagler County facility employs nearly 1,000 caregivers who care for more than 70,000 lives each year. Each staff member provides high-quality compassionate care, while honoring the hospital’s mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ. AdventHealth Palm Coast has invested more than $120 million in Flagler County’s healthcare, both  flaglerchamber.org  •  visitflagler.com in the facility and state-of-the-art equipment, enhancing the level of care patients receive at the facility. AdventHealth Palm Coast has grown with the community with 99 licensed beds. Additional growth is planned for 2019, when they break ground on a future free-standing emergency department off the Matanzas Woods Parkway exit off 95. The hospital serves the Flagler County community with several locations including the main hospital campus, Town Center Surgery and the Parkway Medical Plaza. AdventHealth Palm Coast is a full-service, comprehensive hospital, offering specialty services including: • Emergency Services • Cancer Center featuring TrueBeam image-guided radiation therapy system (IGRT), Stereotactic Radiosurgery,, IMRT, and Respiratory Gating • Cardiac Services including Cardiac Catheterization Lab • Two Imaging Centers featuring same-day CT and MRI services • Two Women’s Health Centers featuring Digital Mammography and Image-Guided Breast Biopsy • Outpatient Rehabilitation for both pediatric and adult patients • Two outpatient laboratories that provide blood bank, hematology, histology, and urinalysis services, as well as drug screenings for employment • Florida Hospital HospiceCare, the only not-for-profit, faith-based hospice certified by The Joint Commission in both Volusia and Flagler Counties • Home Health Care, which includes services such as Cardiac Care, Incontinence Management, Diabetes Management, Intravenous (IV) Therapy, Oncology, Orthopedic Care, Ostomy Management, Outpatient Surgery Follow-Up, Rehabilitation, Surgical Care, and Wound Management For more information, visit www. adventhealthpalmcoast.com. THE S T UA RT F. ME Y ER HOSPICE HOUSE The Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House is an eight-bed care center on the campus of AdventHealth Palm Coast. This is a place where hospice patients in need of acute pain management or symptom control can receive 24/7 care by trained staff and volunteers. For more information, contact AdventHealth Hospice Care at 800-404-1133. Dr. Jeffrey Keen, Orthopedic Surgeon, pictured with the MAKO robotic-arm assisted surgery technology